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Afternoon press briefing for 2 November 2011

Wednesday 2 November 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: WWI commemorations, prisoner voting, financial transaction tax, global governance report, family justice review, women in boardrooms and public sector pensions. original source.

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Special representative for WWI commemorations

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) informed journalists that the Prime Minister has appointed Dr Andrew Murrison MP as his special representative and coordinator for the commemorations to mark the centenary of World War One. The PMS said we expect there to be a number of events to commemorate WWI between 2014-2018 both in the UK […]

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Prisoner voting

Asked if there was any update from the Attorney General’s visit to Strasburg, the PMS said that the Attorney General was essentially setting out the UK position. original source.

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Financial transaction tax

Asked if the Prime Minister agrees with the view that the Chancellor is sending nods and winks to the banks over a Financial Transaction Tax, the PMS said no. Asked if the Prime Minister though the Chancellor had set a hare running, the PMS said he thought not. The PMS added that in the Chancellor’s […]

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Global governance report

Asked if he was able to summarise the Prime Minister’s report on Global Governance, the PMS said a summary of the points he addresses in the report would be available shortly. He added that the full report would be published at the G20 summit. original source.

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Family justice review

Asked if the Government would accept the recommendations of the Norgrove report and if this was compatible with the commitment to being the most family friendly government, the PMS said the report was due out tomorrow and the Government will carefully consider its recommendations before making any decisions on policy. Asked if the Prime Minster […]

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Women in boardrooms

Asked if he could explain any linkage between having more women in the boardroom and lower pay, and if there were equal pay issues, the PMS said that in Prime Ministers Questions the Prime Minster had made more general point about reform of Britain’s boardrooms. The PMS said the Prime Minster was essentially making the […]

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Public sector pensions

Asked if the improved offer on public sector pensions was a capitulation, and if this was the Government’s final offer, the PMS said the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Minister for the Cabinet Office had set out the position. The PMS said the next step was to continue negotiations on the individual schemes. […]

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